Oliver's Kitchen has partnered with St. Augustine College to offer "Oliver's Kitchen Culinary Compact", [24 college credit hours compacted into one 16 week semester]. Designed specifically for the veteran. Call 773-252-3663, ask for Dan Gibbons or Donna Greer.

As the proverb goes... Give a person a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime. The Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation has turned that proverb into action.

Accredited through the Illinois State Board of Education and the International Association of Continuing Education and Training, this 12-week culinary training program prepares students for a career in the food service industry. Offered to unemployed, under-employed, welfare-to-work, and other economically disadvantaged individuals, Oliver's Kitchen trains its students in up-scale food preparation, pantry skills, kitchen safety, nutrition, sanitation and much more.

In 2007, Oliver's Kitchen began a new partnership with the distinguished Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago (CHIC). As part of the new partnership, student-instructors from CHIC, an affiliate of the world-renowned Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, are providing hands-on instruction as well as serving as role models and mentors for the Oliver's Kitchen students. In addition to this commitment, CHIC regularly donates healthy, high-quality meats and poultry that reaches those in need through our food distribution program.

Oliver's Kitchen reached a milestone with the graduation of our 500th student in 2007. To celebrate that fact and our 10th anniversary in 2008, we have published Oliver's Kitchen: The First Decade cookbook. The cookbook is a compilation of recipes that our students work on as part of their curriculum as well as a few recipes from guest chefs and our own instructors.

Through its Training Institute, the Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation also educates staff members and volunteers of member agencies, those in the restaurant industry, and others in city and state certified food handling and sanitation courses. View upcoming safety and sanitation class schedule

Veteran's Initiative

Oliver's Kitchen has partnered with St. Augustine College to offer "Oliver's Kitchen Culinary Compact", [24 college credit hours compacted into one 16 week semester]. Designed specifically for the veteran. Call 773-252-3663, ask for Dan Gibbons or Donna Greer.

Tuition can an be completely covered by the New GI Bill benefits, depending on length of service and type of discharge. Our Training Coordinator can walk the interviewing veteran through the entire process.

Veteran's Initiative overview [PDF]

Veteran's Initiative course list [DOC]

Find out more about Oliver's Kitchen at http://www.oliverskitchen.org